Hidden Blessings under His Wings
In the midst of this plague, the Lord still protects and provides.
The quieter schedule encourages longer periods of solitude and hence deeper reflection. Each time I interact with someone, I am more appreciative for him or her, more thankful for their love and friendship. I long to return to the sanctuary in ways I did not, and could not, before. This past week brought the... Continue Reading
Virginia Gov Ralph Northam Signs Bill Repealing Pro-Life Laws Saving Babies From Abortions
The legislation also repeals basic health and safety requirements for abortion facilities and removes civil penalties for abortionists who fail to properly inform or treat patients.
Planned Parenthood and other pro-abortion groups have dumped millions of dollars into Virginia politics in the past several years, bringing pro-abortion Democrats into power. Infamously, in 2019, Gov. Northam went so far as to support infanticide for infants who survive abortions. Last year, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam revealed how he is perfectly fine with... Continue Reading
The Bible Was His Only Crime
William Tyndale (1494–1536)
What drove Tyndale to sing “one note” all his life was the rock-solid conviction that all humans were in bondage to sin, blind, dead, damned, and helpless, and that God had acted in Christ to provide salvation by grace through faith. This is what lay hidden in the Latin Scriptures and the church system of... Continue Reading
Who Will Be There After Lockdown?
It is important for us to think and pray about the gaps that this unique season will create in our churches.
As this situation wears on, we will become more and more aware that when we are allowed to come back together as a church, it will probably not be with the same people as before. Let’s prayerfully…consider what steps we can be taking now that will change the face of our regathering. We don’t... Continue Reading
Nine Statements on Divine Impassibility and the Cross
Christ assumes humanity—he adds passibility to himself.
One possible confusion with divine impassibility involves the cross since Christ suffers on the cross. I should note that the same problem exists for divine simplicity, immutability, and so on. The answers to these possible problems generally involve reflecting deeper on the doctrine of God and the Trinity as well as Christology. Recently, I... Continue Reading
An Elephant Called Fear
When the dark closes in, God’s people come together in repentance, for mutual encouragement.
In the end, we owe the elephant a great debt of gratitude. If it scares us back into Jesus’ arms, we will find companionship, not loneliness. If it scares us back into Jesus’ light, we will find there the warmth and joy of God’s face. If it scares us back into Jesus’ word, we will... Continue Reading
Peace with God Through Faith
When God draws us to repent and move closer to Him and we obey Him, a wonderful thing happens.
The most critical thing I have witnessed is the spirit of fear coming upon believers. Yes, we are being tested and that is a good thing. Those of us who are grounded need to be there for those who not as well grounded. Those who are being tested by the spirit of fear need to... Continue Reading
Grieving Deeply with Faith: Not a Contradiction
"My life is in the falling leaf: O Jesus, quicken me."
In my own grief, I’ve experienced a tension between grieving deeply and intensely while trusting fully and faithfully in God. On the one hand, it is challenging to reconcile how someone can trust in God and yet feel so depressingly low emotionally. Is grief a sign of weak, dying faith? On the other hand, a... Continue Reading
By the Waters of Babylon
In the era of the Spirit, a closed church door does not mean a closed door to God, for we worship him in spirit and truth (John 4:24).
Today, during the Coronavirus pandemic, the church is experiencing a taste of that exile. For us, the thousands of empty buildings every Sunday are like unto the destroyed temple. Of course, it is not the building that we miss, but the assembly of God’s people. Thankfully, we still meet as families and sing and pray... Continue Reading
Indifference to Doctrine
Without sound doctrine, we are doomed.
We live in a culture that often promotes indifference, and many churches have subscribed to this indifference because, they argue, doctrine is difficult, doctrine isn’t attractional, and doctrine divides. It’s true—doctrine does divide true Christians from false Christians. The proper study of doctrine is not easy. It takes time, a lot of hard work,... Continue Reading